Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.